EDD INFORMATION

LA Young Creatives FundIn partnership with the Snap Foundation, MAF established the LA Young Creatives Fund to offer financial support to members of the creative economy whose work has been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. LA County residents who work in creative fields may be eligible to receive a zero-interest, $500 loan with payments deferred for the first 6 months in addition to an automatically-matched $500 grant (no repayment needed). There are no restrictions on how proceeds from the loan and matched grant can be used.

Eligibility

Be a current resident of Los Angeles County

Between the ages of 18 and 30

Earned at least 50% of income in the last 3 months from the creative economy (e.g. cultural, artistic, and design-related goods and services)

Experienced a loss of at least 50% of income as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Safer at Home initiative, and/or social distancing policy

Process

Submit your pre-application today!

We are reviewing pre-applications on a rolling basis. If funding is available, we will invite eligible applicants to submit a full application.

If we approve your application, we will deposit a $500 loan and $500 grant directly into your bank account.

The California College Student Emergency Support Fundhas launched a program to give one-time $500 hardship grants to students. Administered by Mission Asset Fund (MAF), the Fund is a statewide philanthropic response to address emergency needs for the state’s low-income college students, including undocumented immigrants, foster youth, and those who are housing insecure.

EligibilityTo be eligible for the California College Student Emergency Support Fund, students must:Be currently enrolled full-time (12+ units) as an undergraduate at a California Community College, California State University, or University of California campusHave earned at least 24 semester units or 36 quarter units (i.e., one academic year of coursework)Be low-income, with a maximum Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) of $5,576 (equivalent to eligibility for Pell Grant) or eligible for a California College Promise

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Shipping and delivery companies: Amazon is hiring 100,000 workers (Those interested in applying can learn more at www.amazon.com/jobsnow).mostly for fulfillment and delivery, and some UPS hubs are hiring as well. Some couriers are also hiring.Online learning companies: Now that over 30 million children are out of school, online schools are swiftly expanding capacity.Outschool (https://outschool.com/teach) is hiring thousands of teachers to meet demand.

We will keep you posted as we become aware of additional jobs that are currently in high demand, especially for those who have suffered from loss of employment income due to the pandemic.

Likely all of us are now being impacted by the rapidly changing events related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Among those most painfully affected are those facing income losses related to the pandemic. These folks include:

Individuals who have lost significant work income due to being sick or quarantined;

Individuals who must leave work in order to care for sick or quarantined family members;

Individuals who must leave work in order to care for children who cannot attend school during the work day;

Individuals facing layoffs or reduced work hours; or

Self employed business owners who cannot work due to any of the circumstances above.

It is important for everyone to know that the California Department of Employment Development (EDD) already has resources in place to provide special income support in all of these cases.

Applications can be completed online and all information is available in English and Spanish.

Please click on this link to view all of the resources currently available.

We would also advise that you bookmark the EDD page to keep up with additional benefit opportunities as the federal and state governments respond to the crisis.

Finally, please know that you, your families, your businesses and employees, and all of God's children around the world are being lifted up in our daily prayers for protection and/or healing from this terrible disease.